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Show Aug. 12, Mr ires o s Ih i im Programs are more standardized and they provide a better balance on-the-j- ob - WASHINGTON (AFNS) Air Force has announced policy changes that will affect officer, enlisted and civilian training and education. The changes include drawing down field training traindetachments, standardizing enlisted skill-leving requirements and changing requirements for enlisted professional military education. Other changes include providing more training opportunities for officers and civilian employees and increasing officer PME quotas. The changes resulted from a review of education and training processes, programs and structure, according to Air Force personnel officials. The goals of the review included identifying training standards needed for the future, standardizing training concepts and procedures for all Air Force specialty codes and achieving a better balance between formal training, career development courses and training while improving the qualiof each area. ty Air Force appointed a quality training task group that recommended 20 initiatives to raise training standards. They include: D Transfer most FTD training to Air Education and Training Command training wings and regional training sites. The transfer will change the content and length of some initial skills training courses. el New standard D Standardize enlisted skill-levtraining requirements. Career field managers are developing career field education and training plans that will identify education and training requirements, career paths and core tasks by the skill level or duty position for skill upgrade. Plans are also being developed for unique civilian occupational series. " Under the standardized requirements, airmen will rearn their through mandatory resident training at an AETC training wing. Airmen will no longer via be direct-dut- y assigned or awarded the a bypass test after basic training. Airmen may be proficiency advanced through their initial skills el mi n im Airmen must have at least six months' experience in their job before starting upgrade training. The time allows them to become familiar with their job, unit and base. Supervisors will certify that airmen are qualified on tasks taught in initial skills training and train them to the performance level their first job requires. Supervisors will also certify that airmen are qualified and can do the job unsupervised. The six months' experience time can be increased for each specialty code by the Air Force career field manager. with a miniAirmen will qualify for their mum of 12 months' training on tasks, completion of a career development course, and when they sew on senior airman insignia. Until the CDC is available, the interim policy requires meeting the above prerequisites except CDC completion. OJT time can be increased by the career field manager. Individuals must be at least staff sergeants to and have 18 enter upgrade training to the formal advanced tasks and months', OJT on skills training. n Until an advanced skills training course is available, airmen can enter upgrade training if they are a staff sergeant and have 18 months of OJT. The time can be increased by the career field manager. an individual must be at To qualify for a least a senior master sergeant and have completed the Senior NCO Academy in residence... Until all senior master sergeants have a chance to attend the academy, the interim policy requires only that the person be wearing E-- 8 insignia. Airmen awarded a skill level under previous policy before June 21 will keep that skill level. Those in upgrade training on or after June 21 must comply with the new policies. el D n on-the-j- on-the-j- ! s ffir! training course. between formal training, career development and training, officials say. ir g) gj 1993 cms or officer equivalent, and not be the trainer. B Change active-dutrequirements for enlisted PME. Career progression requires resident attendance at each PME school. To attend ALS, an individual must be a senior airor be selected man with 48 months' for promotion to staff sergeant. Resident ALS completion is required to sew on staff sergeant insignia. Only technical sergeants or selectees may attend the NCO academy and individuals must attend to sew on master sergeant insignia. Only senior master sergeants and selectees can atattendance is retend the SNCOA, and quired to sew on the rank of chief master sergeant. B Increase officer skills training. Initial skills training for line officers is required within six months of entering active duty, except for rated and acquisition officers. Advanced skills training for line officers will be increased except for rated and acquisition. Exceptions to rated and acquisition officers are due to existing specialty training requirements. y time-in-servi- ce More opportunities B Increase officer PME. Intermediate Service School quotas will be increased by 20 percent from the fiscal 1993 base line. The increase may be dis- tributed as follows: Air Command and Staff College, 60; Army Command and General Staff College, 30; and College of Naval Command and Staff, four. B Revise the advanced academic degree graduate education management system to provide rigorous validation of requirements and better use of graduates in AAD billets. B Revise the professional continuing education management process to provide more accurate validation of PCE requirements and better use of PCE course graduates. B Enhance civilian training and education to ensure civilians have an opportunity to participate in where the same programs as military feasible. This change will help civilian workers mainMore structure tain and increase their specific job knowledge and B Provide more structured OJT. Enlisted, officer proficiency. and civilian trainers and task certifiers will be forAdditionally, the civilian orientation program will A will course and certified. be standardized to provide the same information to trained mally appointed, .S i. available be alTnewly' hired personnel and civilian workers will by April. Trainers will be Airman Leadership School gradu- have more opportunities to attend, officer PME ates if enlisted and have a skill level higher than the courses. More information is available from local military trainee's (experience level if civilian or officer). 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